Re: GSOC'14 Looking for mentor

[fgnievinski]

sunnyv wrote
> On 13 March 2014 20:43, Felipe G. Nievinski <

> fgnievinski@

> > wrote:
> 
>> Hi Sandeep.  Yes, I'm interested in mentoring a student for the Mapping
>> package.  In fact, I've just enrolled as a mentor for Octave.  I must say
>> that I'm more of a subject domain expert than a FLOSS developer.  I have
>> 10+ years of experience programming in Matlab and earned a PhD working
>> with
>> GPS.  We should be able to complete several of the missing functions
>> together.  I'm still not sure whether this contribution would be
>> submitted
>> to Agora or Octave-Forge, depending on the requirements.
>>
>> Your wiki page looks okay.  I'd like you to focus now on the Y section,
>> please.
>> It needs to be further detailed, e.g., what functions are intended to be
>> implemented.
>> Also please allocate as much time for testing as for implementation.
>> Soon it'll be time to copy it over to the melange website.
>>
>> cheers,
>> -Felipe.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 7:48 AM, Sandeep <

> sunny.venki@

> > wrote:
>>
>>> Hello Felipe,
>>> I am interested in the development of Octave Forge Mapping package. As
>>> you have already guided me in correctly creating the functions for 3D
>>> coordinate systems, I want to ask you if you can mentor me for this
>>> project. I went through this page (
>>> http://www.mathworks.in/help/map/functionlist.html) and I am listing out
>>> the functions which can possibly be developed in the three month work
>>> period for GSoC.
>>>
>>> Please visit my public profile for more information:
>>> http://wiki.octave.org/User:Sandeepmv
>>>
>>> I just want to know your opinion, if you would be interested in
>>> mentoring
>>> me for this project. This is a personal query, so I am not forwarding it
>>> to
>>> Octave Mailing list.
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>> Sandeep Manthi.
>>>
>>
>>
> 
> Hello Felipe,
> Thanks for agreeing to mentor me for this project.
> I have updated my Y section on public profile page
> http://wiki.octave.org/User:Sandeepmv listing the functions which I think
> can be implemented in the 3 month period of GSOC. I am drafting a proposal
> in GSOC website and will soon submit it.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Sandeep Manthi

Hi Sandeep.  Your Task needs to be much better described, otherwise I don't
think it'll be accepted.  I'd like to see more clearly the expected
deliverables.  Also, you'll be expected to start coding from the start, so
now is the time to do most of the planning.  These are some things that I'd
like to ask you to do immediately:
- Please get rid of the Hamiltonian system stuff -- you can't do two
projects in one summer.
- Group the missing functions in: file I/O; web maps; map display; data
analysis; and coordinates, geodesy, and projections (keeping the
alphabetical list intact).
- Make a table matching each missing function to an existing implementations
in the geod toolbox.
Based on that we can see more clearly what would need to be written from
scratch, or using other FLOSS libraries, such as the widely used PROJ.4
(look it up online).  Please convince yourself it is not realistic to expect
all missing functions to be delivered under normal circumstances.  I'll give
you expert advice to prioritize functions.  I can anticipate that Weeks 0
and 1 you'll likely be busy integrating geod into Octave, including its test
cases.  Likewise, I'd like to see self-contained blocks of functions
allocated for each Week.
Thanks,
-Felipe.




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